Digital twin for an electronic control module

Abstract

Systems and apparatuses include a vehicle system actuator, a sensor array associated with the vehicle system actuator, a vehicle controller, and a remote processing circuit. The vehicle controller is structured to receive sensor information from the sensor array, determine local control parameters based on the sensor information using a control scheme, provide local actuation information to actuators based on the local control parameters, and transmit the sensor information via a telematics device. The remote processing circuit is structured to receive the sensor information from the telematics device, determine remote control parameters based on the sensor information using the control scheme, and perform diagnostics using the remote control parameters.

What is claimed is: 
     
         1 . A system comprising:
 a vehicle system actuator of a vehicle;   a sensor array associated with the vehicle system actuator;   a vehicle controller comprising one or more memory devices coupled to one or more processors, the one or more memory devices configured to store instructions thereon that, when executed by the one or more processors, cause the one or more processors to:
 receive sensor information from the sensor array; 
 determine local control parameters based on the sensor information using a control scheme; 
 provide local actuation information to actuators based on the local control parameters; and 
 transmit the sensor information via a telematics device; and 
   a remote processing circuit located remotely from the vehicle, the remote processing circuit comprising one or more memory devices coupled to one or more processors, the one or more memory devices configured to store instructions thereon that, when executed by the one or more processors, cause the one or more processors to:
 receive the sensor information from the telematics device; 
 determine remote control parameters based on the sensor information using the control scheme; and 
 perform diagnostics using the remote control parameters. 
   
     
     
         2 . The system of  claim 1 , wherein the remote processing circuit is structured to:
 receive the local actuation information from the telematics device;   generate remote actuation information based on the remote control parameters; and   compare the remote actuation information to the local actuation information.   
     
     
         3 . The system of  claim 1 , wherein the remote control parameters are identical to the local control parameters. 
     
     
         4 . The system of  claim 1 , wherein transmitting the sensor information includes assembling the sensor information into compressed data packets that are transmitted over a cellular network. 
     
     
         5 . The system of  claim 1 , wherein the vehicle system actuator is associated with an engine, a transmission, or an aftertreatment system. 
     
     
         6 . The system of  claim 1 , wherein the remote processing circuit is structured to determine the remote control parameters independent of the vehicle controller. 
     
     
         7 . The system of  claim 1 , wherein the remote processing circuit is structured to implement predictive maintenance based on the diagnostics. 
     
     
         8 . The system of  claim 1 , wherein the remote processing circuit is structured to recreate a fault condition of the vehicle controller with the diagnostics. 
     
     
         9 . The system of  claim 1 , wherein the vehicle controller is an engine control unit of the vehicle. 
     
     
         10 . A processing circuit comprising:
 one or more memory devices coupled to one or more processors, the one or more memory devices configured to store instructions thereon that, when executed by the one or more processors, cause the one or more processors to:
 receive sensor information from a sensor array mounted in a vehicle; 
 determine local control parameters based on the sensor information using a control scheme; 
 transmit the sensor information via a telematics device to a digital twin processing circuit located remote from the vehicle; 
 receive remote control parameters determined by the digital twin processing circuit using the control scheme via the telematics device; and 
 update the local control parameters using the remote control parameters. 
   
     
     
         11 . The processing circuit of  claim 10 , wherein the one or more processors are structured to provide local actuation information to actuators based on the local control parameters. 
     
     
         12 . The processing circuit of  claim 11 , wherein the one or more processors are structured to transmit the local actuation information via the telematics device to the digital twin processing circuit. 
     
     
         13 . The processing circuit of  claim 10 , wherein transmitting the sensor information includes assembling the sensor information into compressed data packets that are transmitted over a cellular network. 
     
     
         14 . The processing circuit of  claim 10 , wherein the processing circuit is an engine control unit of the vehicle. 
     
     
         15 . A processing circuit located remotely from a vehicle and comprising:
 one or more memory devices coupled to one or more processors, the one or more memory devices configured to store instructions thereon that, when executed by the one or more processors, cause the one or more processors to:
 receive sensor information from a telematics device of a vehicle controller; 
 determine remote control parameters based on the sensor information to replicate local control parameters of the vehicle controller; and 
 analyze the remote control parameters to provide at least one of diagnostics, predictive maintenance, or a recreation of a fault condition of the vehicle controller. 
   
     
     
         16 . The processing circuit of  claim 15 , wherein the remote control parameters are identical to the local control parameters. 
     
     
         17 . The processing circuit of  claim 15 , wherein the one or more processors are structured to:
 receive local actuation information from the telematics device;   generate remote actuation information based on the remote control parameters; and   compare the remote actuation information to the local actuation information.   
     
     
         18 . The processing circuit of  claim 15 , wherein the one or more processors are structured to determine the remote control parameters independently. 
     
     
         19 . The processing circuit of  claim 15 , wherein receiving the sensor information includes receiving compressed data packets over a cellular network, and unpacking the compressed data packets. 
     
     
         20 . The processing circuit of  claim 15 , wherein the one or more processors are structured to transmit the remote control parameters to the telematics device of the vehicle controller.